Bird

Intermediate egret

Egretta intermedia · Ardeidae · Pelecaniformes

Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records

Records827,617in 69 countries

Most seen inIndia308,631 records

Red List–IUCN status

About

Intermediate egret in brief

The intermediate egret (Egretta intermedia) is a bird of the Ardeidae family — species of bird.

Across the 69 countries we cover it has 827,617 published records, most of them from India, Australia and Taiwan. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, February and December.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted

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Where & when

When to look in each country

India308,631 records · best Jan, Feb

Australia190,965 records · best Oct, Aug

Taiwan130,087 records · best Dec, Nov

South Africa35,335 records · best Jan, Nov

Thailand31,345 records · best Jan, Feb

Sri Lanka17,969 records · best Feb, Jan

Malaysia10,484 records · best Oct, Dec

Kenya9,790 records · best Nov, Oct

Singapore9,425 records · best Jan, Dec

China8,985 records · best Sep, Oct

Philippines8,510 records · best Nov, Jan

South Korea8,449 records · best May, Jun

Japan8,422 records · best Sep, May

Cambodia6,057 records · best Feb, Jan

Indonesia4,213 records · best Aug, Oct

Nepal3,988 records · best Dec, Mar

Botswana3,692 records · best Sep, Nov

Tanzania3,428 records · best Oct, Nov

Uganda2,953 records · best Jul, Aug

Gambia2,790 records · best Nov, Jan

Vietnam2,130 records · best Jan, Mar

Zambia1,715 records · best Oct, Nov

Zimbabwe1,676 records · best Nov, Oct

Bangladesh1,599 records · best Dec, Oct

Papua New Guinea1,568 records · best Jul, Aug

Senegal1,439 records · best Jan, Feb

Oman1,227 records · best Nov, Feb

Ghana1,168 records · best Mar, Feb

Myanmar1,112 records · best Jan, Feb

Mozambique1,106 records · best May, Mar

Nigeria971 records · best Dec, Nov

Ethiopia905 records · best Nov, Feb

Pakistan725 records · best Feb, Mar

Rwanda722 records · best Jul, Jun

Palau527 records · best Oct, May

Laos525 records · best Jan, Sep

Malawi349 records · best Oct, Nov

Benin264 records · best Jan, Feb

Ivory Coast248 records · best Jul, Aug

Brunei220 records · best Oct, Apr

Democratic Republic of the Congo213 records · best Jul, Aug

Cape Verde188 records · best Apr, May

Guinea-Bissau182 records · best Nov, Oct

Republic of the Congo154 records · best Mar, Jan

Angola149 records · best Sep, Aug

Burkina Faso141 records · best Feb, Jan

Liberia112 records · best Jan, Mar

Guinea96 records · best Jan, Feb

Gabon73 records · best Jul, Aug

South Sudan67 records · best Jan, Feb

Chad66 records · best Feb, Mar

Lesotho65 records · best Nov, Oct

Togo65 records · best Apr, Mar

Sierra Leone62 records · best Jan, Feb

Mauritania50 records · best Dec, Jan

Niger38 records · best Jan, Mar

Sudan36 records · best Jan, Mar

Mali35 records · best Feb, May

Micronesia34 records · best Mar, Nov

East Timor22 records · best Aug, May

Burundi17 records · best Oct, Nov

Djibouti9 records · best Aug, Sep

Madagascar8 records · best Apr, Jan

North Korea6 records · best Jun, Apr

Eritrea5 records · best Oct, Jan

Seychelles4 records · best Dec, Feb

São Tomé and Príncipe3 records · best Jun, Jan

Solomon Islands2 records · best Jun, Jul

Maldives1 records · best Feb, Jan

Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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